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Oracle database recovery write-up
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Restoring the database of the development system with a backup from the live system.
# Using Trivadis BasEnv as standardization tool for setting Oracle environment variables.
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 1. Stop the database.
TYPE (Cluster|DG) : SID/PROCESS STATUS HOME [2021-03-18 10:01:34]
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Dummy rdbms : OraDB19Home1 n/a D:\app\oracle\product\19.0.0a
Dummy grinf : OraGI19Home1 n/a D:\app\grid\19.0.0
ASM-instance : +ASM1 up D:\app\grid\19.0.0
DB-instance (S|N) : MAINDB up D:\app\oracle\product\19.0.0a
Listener : Listener up OraGI19Home1
Listener : ListenerASMNET1LSNR_ASM up OraGI19Home1
Listener : ListenerLISTENER_SCAN1 up OraGI19Home1
DBSRV01:flandersen:ORADB19HOME1 C:\>srvctl stop database -d MAINDB
# 2. Delete and create all folders from ASM.
DBSRV01:flandersen:ORADB19HOME1 C:\>+asm
DBSRV01:flandersen:+ASM1 C:\>asmcmd rm -rf +DATA/MAINDB/
DBSRV01:flandersen:+ASM1 C:\>asmcmd mkdir +DATA/MAINDB/
DBSRV01:flandersen:+ASM1 C:\>asmcmd rm -rf +FRA/MAINDB/
DBSRV01:flandersen:+ASM1 C:\>asmcmd mkdir +FRA/MAINDB/
# 3. Copy the SPFILE and CONTROLFILE backup to C:\temp
- INIT_<DB_SID>_<Date_of_Backup>
- controlfile_<DB_SID>_<Date_of_Backup>
# 4. Restore the SPFILE.
DBSRV01:flandersen:+ASM1 C:\>MAINDB
DBSRV01:flandersen:MAINDB C:\>sqh
SQL> startup nomount pfile='C:\temp\INIT_MAINDB_2021-03-15_22-00-09'
SQL> create spfile='+DATA/MAINDB/spfile' from pfile='C:\temp\INIT_MAINDB_2021-03-15_22-00-09';
File created.
SQL> shutdown immediate
ORA-01507: database not mounted
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> exit
# 5. Restore the CONTROLFILE.
DBSRV01:flandersen:MAINDB C:\>rmanc
connected to target database: MAINDB (not started)
RMAN> startup nomount;
Oracle instance started
Total System Global Area 26843542360 bytes
Fixed Size 12821336 bytes
Variable Size 5033164800 bytes
Database Buffers 21743271936 bytes
Redo Buffers 54284288 bytes
RMAN> restore controlfile from 'C:\temp\controlfile_maindb_2021-03-15_22-00-09';
Starting restore at 16-MAR-21
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=13 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: copied control file copy
output filename=+DATA/MAINDB/CONTROLFILE/current.256.1067330847
output file name=+FRA/MAINDB/CONTROLFILE/current.268.1067330847
Finished restore at 16-MAR-21
# 6. Open the database in mount mode.
RMAN> alter database mount;
released channel: ORA_DISK_1
Statement processed.
# 7. Perform a crosscheck of available backup files.
RMAN> crosscheck backup;
Starting implicit crosscheck backup at 2021-03-16 13:34:22
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=13 device type=DISK
...
Crosschecked 87 objects
Finished implicit crosscheck backup at 2021-03-16 13:34:26
...
backup piece handle=+FRA/MAINDB/AUTOBACKUP/2021_03_15/s_1069711375.288.1069711375 RECID=851 STAMP=1069711375
Crosschecked 62 objects
# 8. Point-in-time recovery (PITR) of the database.
RMAN> run
{
set until time '2021-03-15 09:13:00';
restore database;
recover database;
alter database open resetlogs;
}
Starting restore at 16-MAR-21
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00001 to +DATA/MAINDB/DATAFILE/system.260.1066999411
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00003 to +DATA/MAINDB/DATAFILE/sysaux.262.1066999421
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00005 to +DATA/MAINDB/DATAFILE/undotbs1.264.1066999423
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00007 to +DATA/MAINDB/DATAFILE/users.268.1066999455
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00012 to +DATA/MAINDB/DATAFILE/ts_audit.276.1067274595
channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece Y:\BCK_TO_NFS_6HVPR5BG_1_2
channel ORA_DISK_1: piece handle=Y:\BCK_TO_NFS_6HVPR5BG_1_2 tag=BCK_TO_NFS
channel ORA_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:25
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00008 to +DATA/MAINDB/4C9EB80EC19D45EA84CBD04102FD53D2/DATAFILE/system.272.1067003567
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00009 to +DATA/MAINDB/4C9EB80EC19D45EA84CBD04102FD53D2/DATAFILE/sysaux.271.1067003567
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00010 to +DATA/MAINDB/4C9EB80EC19D45EA84CBD04102FD53D2/DATAFILE/undotbs1.270.1067003567
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00011 to +DATA/MAINDB/4C9EB80EC19D45EA84CBD04102FD53D2/DATAFILE/users.274.1067003595
channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece Y:\BCK_TO_NFS_6IVPR5CJ_1_2
channel ORA_DISK_1: piece handle=Y:\BCK_TO_NFS_6IVPR5CJ_1_2 tag=BCK_TO_NFS
channel ORA_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00002 to +DATA/MAINDB/CE80FCBC036149FC8B1054A211FEDA7B/DATAFILE/system.261.1066999415
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00004 to +DATA/MAINDB/CE80FCBC036149FC8B1054A211FEDA7B/DATAFILE/sysaux.263.1066999421
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00006 to +DATA/MAINDB/CE80FCBC036149FC8B1054A211FEDA7B/DATAFILE/undotbs1.265.1066999425
channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece Y:\BCK_TO_NFS_6JVPR5CQ_1_2
channel ORA_DISK_1: piece handle=Y:\BCK_TO_NFS_6JVPR5CQ_1_2 tag=BCK_TO_NFS
channel ORA_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
Finished restore at 16-MAR-21
Starting recover at 16-MAR-21
using channel ORA_DISK_1
starting media recovery
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log restore to default destination
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived logarchived log thread=1 sequence=37
channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece Y:\BCK_TO_NFS_6KVPR5D3_1_2
channel ORA_DISK_1: piece handle=Y:\BCK_TO_NFS_6KVPR5D3_1_2 tag=BCK_TO_NFS
channel ORA_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
archived log file name=+FRA/MAINDB/ARCHIVELOG/2021_03_16/thread_1_seq_37.256.1067331135 thread=1 sequence=37
channel default: deleting archived log(s)
archived log file name=+FRA/MAINDB/ARCHIVELOG/2021_03_16/thread_1_seq_37.256.1067331135 RECID=22 STAMP=1067331136
media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:02
Finished recover at 16-MAR-21
# 9. Clear the configuration of the currently specified password file.
DBSRV01:flandersen:MAINDB C:\> srvctl modify database -d MAINDB-pwfile
# 10. Create a new password file.
DBSRV01:flandersen:MAINDB C:\> orapwd file=+DATA dbuniquename=MAINDB
Enter password for SYS: ***********
# 11. Start the database service.
DBSRV01:flandersen:MAINDB C:\> srvctl start database -d MAINDB
# 12. Test a database switchover to the redudant server.
DBSRV01:flandersen:MAINDB C:\> srvctl relocate database -d MAINDB -node DBSRV02
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